The play Écoute: pieces of Reynaldo Hahn is not a history lesson audience members can access on Wikipedia. Rather, it is an intimate meeting with an influential French mélodie composer. “Sometimes...

Sept. 11 marked legendary bassist Victor Wooten’s 45th birthday. After asking him what his advice was after decades of playing bass, he paused and simply said, “Make it groove.” “Nowadays, the...

A cross-country tour and credits on numerous television soundtracks have put singer/songwriter Tyrone Wells on many people’s radar. Those following Wells will find him in Iowa City tonight. He will...

Residents with a passion for fashion — look no further. The Office of Residence Life will host its own fashion show challenge à la “Project Runway” at 7 p.m. today in Currier Hall. “As far as...

Someone once told Nerissa Campbell she knew nothing about jazz. “There were no jazz courses offered in my high school,” she said. “When I auditioned at the Performing Arts University in Australia,...

I really ought to come clean and finally reveal my humiliating secret — for years, I have been a Shakira fan and a poorly closeted one at that. Oops, wrong secret. What I meant to reveal is that I...

We’re already half way to midterms, which had me thinking of exams today. More specifically, it had me thinking how there are few things more distracting during a test than gnawing hunger pains (that...

Gary Go is Not Leaving Anytime Soon Gary Go: Gary Go You might want to stay once you hear Gary Go. Though the UK’s Go is easily recognized in his home country for both his dapper sense of style...

Four Russian writers, visiting the UI through the International Writing Program and the U.S. Congress’ Open World program, will participate tonight in an English reading of their works. The reading...

Give me more Kelly Taylor Bringing back “90210” was the best idea the CW had after kicking “7th Heaven” off the air. Based on ‘90s series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the spin-off captures all...

CD REVIEW: Muse - The Resistance Thanks to proliferation of its use via Internet slang, the word “epic” appears to have lost all meaning. It gets used anywhere, anytime, for anything, whether or not...

Move over, Hollywood. Today at 6:30 p.m., Coralville will play host to a movie première of its own. Author, screenwriter, and self-proclaimed “asshole” Tucker Max will bring I Hope They Serve Beer...